It’s that time again. Time for New Year’s resolutions. I always look forward to this time. I think it’s the whole idea of having a clean slate that I love so much–I feel free to push any unfinished business from the past year out of my mind and get excited about setting new goals for myself. So, what does that have to do with Lemuria and books and this blog, you ask?
Well, let me tell you.
They say that publicly announcing your resolutions (on say, perhaps, a blog?) helps you stick to them. So, here’s my public announcement: One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2011 is to read fifty books this year–that roughly equals one book every six days. I made this resolution because, quite frankly, it’s torture to be surrounded by so many wonderful books every day at work and then find myself with hardly any time to read everything I’d like to. Now I’m forcing myself to make time for reading. Happy New Year to me.
First up is Haruki Murakami’s The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I’m already about 200 pages in, and so far I’m having a hard time putting it down. It’s a 600 page novel about a young man named Toru Okada who suddenly finds himself with a missing cat and then with a missing wife. Okada’s search for his wife (and cat) finds him encountering some rather strange characters including a cheerfully cynical 16 year old girl, an old war veteran who is still haunted by the horrid things that he saw in Manchuria, two mysterious psychic sisters, and a monstrous politician. In my opinion The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (if it was set in contemporary Japan and written for only an adult audience), and I am quite happy that it’s the first book on my quest to read, read, read this year.
Happy New Year to everyone! I wish you all the best with your own resolutions. -Kaycie
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